Uploaded: June 13, 2011 03:19:03 | Entered: September 20, 2014 16:32:23
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They are currently putting in the infrastructure (roads and utilities) for a new housing area which requires some Heavy Duty equipment! I found this along the backroad yesterday morning while driving to the lake near our home. Adjustments with PSE9 and Topaz Adjust.
Sigma 10-20 at 14mm. ISO 250, Early-Morning, 1/100 @ f8.0, EC 0 (CA)
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, FocalLength: 14.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Gord MacEachern June 13, 2011
Very neat capture Jeff, great comp, detail and lighting! #1384841Carolyn M. Fletcher June 13, 2011
Cool find and great light!! #9457554Jack Gaskin June 13, 2011
NEAT CAPTURE Perfect Title I remember mine!!!Happy Shooting
Jack #9457555
Ray Thoms June 13, 2011
Great capture Jeff.....great light and detail! #9457582Karen E. Michaels June 13, 2011
GREAT light.Alan L. Borror June 13, 2011
Wonderful image, Jeff! Great color and composition. #9457592Ken Smith June 13, 2011
Looks like it should be on a magazine cover. Outstanding, Jeff! #9457632MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 13, 2011
My dad used to work construction and this was the color of the company trucks ;0)Fantastic PoV Jeff
Shows off it's booming size!
Great color
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Marilyn Cornwell June 13, 2011
Love the angle of this image and the positioning of the background horizon! #9457676Agnes Fegan June 13, 2011
Terrific POV ... looks like the king of the road! #9457727Jyri Vissak June 13, 2011
Nice composition and colours! Cool find. #9457733Tiia Vissak June 13, 2011
great colors, framing & bg! #9457776Robert R. Goodman June 13, 2011
Hi Jeff,LOL!!Biggest Tonka Truck I've ever seen.Be a little hard pushing that around the yard.Excellent capture!!!! #9457781Lorna Shutter June 13, 2011
Great capture of this giant Tonka Truck, Jeff! Love the fabulous colours and that beautiful setting! Beautiful treatment and work! :) #9457840Gina Cormier June 13, 2011
Great effects on this!! It pops right off the screen!! #9457843Ron McEwan June 13, 2011
Looks well used and still ticking Jeff. Like the early morning warm light here, the pov is exceptional. #9457918Val Feldman June 13, 2011
I like Karen and Ken's comment and couldn't agree more - it looks like it belongs on the cover of a magazine. Excellent pov, details and wonderful color, Jeff...and you found the best of all b/g's to showcase this monster of a truck on! Well done! #9457960R. J. Laudenbacher June 13, 2011
Really like your POV,and colors on this Jeff. #9457961Julie Burnett June 13, 2011
Fantastic pov, color and clarity, Jeff, WOW!! #9458006Monnie Ryan June 13, 2011
Terrific lighting and composition, Jeff! #9458100Candice C. Calhoun June 13, 2011
That is some big boy's toy, for sure! GREAT perspective and I love the open feel to this photo!ccc #9458122
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 13, 2011
Fantastic, Jeff!!! #9458133Emile Abbott June 13, 2011
At least someone is working on infrastructure. Excellent color and POV Jeff. #9458164Margaret R. Barry June 13, 2011
Fantastic POV, light and colors, Jeff! #9458308Linda D. Lester June 13, 2011
What a great find and love the treatment! #9458339Bojan Bencic June 13, 2011
Fantastic colors and wide angle perspective, Jeff. Great shot. #9458427Marcel J. Fernandez June 13, 2011
Great light and color. Good work, Jeff. #9458504Kate Jackson June 13, 2011
Wonderful find. Fantastic lighting and effects Jeff! #9458562Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 13, 2011
Wonderful colors and lighting Jeff!,Carrie M. Groseclose June 13, 2011
Wonderful color and lighting Jeff! This is beautiful! #9458615Lynn M. Whitt June 13, 2011
Great colors and details... #9458650David Phalen June 13, 2011
Outstanding POV, light, colors and clarity!! Love It!! #9458754Linda M. Walker June 13, 2011
Excellent colors and details, Jeff #9458771Jessica Jenney June 13, 2011
Terrific color, lighting and dramatic POV, Jeff! #9458799Rony Sagy June 13, 2011
Your early morning shots are just amazing, Jeff. Love the subject, color, light and, of course, the POV.Marijana Fajgl June 13, 2011
Fantastic light, colours and perspective, Jeff! Great capture! #9458871John Connolly June 13, 2011
That is one mighty Tonka Truck you found there Jeff! A great POV with excellent perspective! #9458912Claudia Kuhn June 13, 2011
Great colors and lighting Jeff #9458924Tammy Espino June 13, 2011
Our state bird is the "crane" LoL A great capture of your toy!!:) #9458999Anita Hogue June 13, 2011
Love the colors and composition, Jeff! A fabulous capture! #9459007Kaye Burazin June 13, 2011
a real boy toy, love the comparison of the Tonka trucks #9459020Amanda J. Tanner June 13, 2011
Wonderful detail of the tonka truck and I love the color combination of the truck and the background color. Nice work Jeff! #9459099Cathy Barrows June 13, 2011
Beautiful light on this classic #9459149Ann Coates June 13, 2011
Stunning Jeff. Love the colours and your POV on this one. #9459195Nancy L. Green June 13, 2011
WONDERFUL POV for this OUTSTANDING image Jeff, this is a winner in my book!! <>< #9459333Heather Loewenhardt June 13, 2011
Great angle and lighting on this Big Boy's truck. #9459431SaMi Martin June 13, 2011
Great capture with the blue sky and topaz; great title too! #9459437Mary Dimitriw June 13, 2011
Awesome image Jeff! Love the POV, tones, lighting, colours. Looks like a winner to me! #9459479Barbara Waldoch June 13, 2011
Excellent job, Jeff! #9459606Brett Dolsen June 14, 2011
Awesome POV,colours and perspective Jeff! #9459675Jeff Robinson June 14, 2011
Thanks Everyone Vey Much!! Jeff #9459690Lorraine A. Cook June 14, 2011
And...waiting for the driver...to begin a day's work, Jeff!!!Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'<:))
Crisp Colors and Details, My Friend!<:)) #9459790
Ellen Hodges June 14, 2011
Fantastic light and detail, Jeff!! #9459914Gail Vitikacs June 14, 2011
Would be a wonderful shot for advertisement! Way to go Jeff! #9460126Patrick Rouzes June 14, 2011
Superb clarity, tones, colors, lighting, pov & image here, Jeff! Exceptionally well done! #9460152Nadine A. Lewis June 14, 2011
GREAT capture, Jeff! LOVE how you presented this!!! <>< #9460172Joanna Madloch June 14, 2011
Wonderful colors and POV, Jeff. #9460474Carol L. Fowler June 14, 2011
What a wonderful-looking Monster Truck! Would make any all-American male proud! #9460703Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 14, 2011
Wonderful POV, colors, lighting and details in this cool capture, Jeff! :-) k #9460731Jeff Robinson June 15, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9461294Marilyn K. Lincecum June 15, 2011
Great capture..wonderful comp, light, texture and color. #9462116Jill Odice June 15, 2011
Boys and their toys :-) Nice! #9462135Rona L. Schwarz June 15, 2011
Great eye and great capture of this huge truck, Jeff! Beautiful presentation - love the colors! We have tons of similar heavy duty construction going on all around our area and every time I drive by I am tempted to stop and shoot...but I am always going somewhere! Maybe now I'll slow down! #9462945Renee Doyle June 16, 2011
Wonderful wide angle capture Jeff!! Excellent exposure and comp!! #9463016Jeff Robinson June 16, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9463096Toni Riggs June 17, 2011
Amazing colors and lighting! #9464814Jeff Robinson June 17, 2011
Thank You Toni! Jeff #9464843Mitch Spence June 18, 2011
Does look like a well-used Tonka, Jeff, but your pov makes for one strong looking truck and strong image. #9466569Jeff Robinson June 19, 2011
Thank You Mitch! #9467351Thomas E. Hinds June 23, 2011
Great color, detail, and comp here, Jeff! #9478033Jeff Robinson June 24, 2011
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